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Hezbollah rejects ceasefire accord as strikes kill four in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces elections later this year, wants to press ahead with Israel's offensive until Hezbollah no longer poses a threat

Iran players break silence on how war affects their World Cup preparations

Iran is heading to the World Cup while the country is at war with the primary host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament's history.

Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi dies at 56

Satrapi is best-known for her monochrome autobiographical comic book and film "Persepolis," a coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution in her native Iran

Switzerland's Embolo goes to US embassy after travel denied ahead of WC

The Swiss soccer federation at the team's training camp in San Diego confirmed why Embolo's travel approval to the U.S. had been put under review Tuesday.

Congo football team's WC warmup game cancelled due to Ebola in Spain

Congo's soccer federation said it was in discussions with the Spanish soccer federation and relevant international bodies to find solutions.

Asian shares fall after Wall Street retreat; oil eases from recent surge

Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1.3 per cent to 25,299.29, and the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.4 per cent to 4,067.46

Trump picks former personal lawyer Todd Blanche for attorney general post

Blanche was brought into the Justice Department as deputy attorney general and was elevated after Bondi's ousting over her failed efforts to prosecute Trump's perceived political opponents

Kim Jong Un unveils North Korea's new nuclear plant, vows arsenal expansion

The disclosure of the new factory is in line with Kim's repeated vows to expand its nuclear weapons program to cope with what he called escalating US-led military threats

Israel, Lebanon renew ceasefire, agree to Hezbollah-free security zones

It was not immediately clear how the security zones would be established but the agreement calls for the Lebanese army to take full control of those areas

US House approves resolution to halt military action against Iran

It's the fourth time the House has tried to curb the US war against Iran, and the first time the House was able to pass the measure

Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of 'Russian Davos'

Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as the Russian city hosts an annual international economic forum that is a banner event for President Vladimir Putin.

1 killed, several injured in Iranian attack targeting Kuwait airport

The strikes came as semiofficial Iranian news agencies said the country had stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire

Charles Leclerc signs new multiyear deal with Scuderia Ferrari in F1

Only Michael Schumacher has had more F1 races for Ferrari than Leclerc, who also ranks second for most pole positions for the team. He is yet to win a drivers' title, though.

Japan's Nikkei tops 68,000 for first time on AI-driven chip stock surge

Buying of technology shares linked to the boom in artificial intelligence has been driving rallies worldwide

US attacks Iran, Tehran targets Kuwait, Bahrain amid faltering peace talks

US Central Command said the strikes were on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, near the Strait of Hormuz, that is home to a desalination plant

Rubio optimistic on eventual Iran talks despite congressional skepticism

Rubio defended the Trump administration's approach to Iran and other global hotspots in back-to-back hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a House Appropriations subcommittee

Trump signs order seeking oversight of AI models for security risks

The order establishes a framework for the federal government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems for up to a month before their public release

Trump admin proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite US trade surplus

The announcement late Monday came after an investigation by the Office of the USTR, charging Brazil with lax anti-corruption enforcement and unfair tariffs of its own, among other things

Iran halts talks with mediators after Israel threat to bomb Beirut: Report

Israel and the US maintain the fighting in Lebanon is separate from the Iran war talks

Iran's inflation at 77.2% in May, highest level since World War II

A report Monday by Iran's Central Bank represents the first official acknowledgment of what Iranians shopping, paying for a taxi or visiting a medical clinic already know